Norris City businesses host Open House Saturday

The downtown streets of Norris City will spring to life Saturday, Dec. 1 as several merchants will participate in an Open House. Businesses will offer refreshments, special deals and savings on items and services offered at each location.

The downtown streets of Norris City will spring to life Saturday, Dec. 1 as several merchants will participate in an Open House. Businesses will offer refreshments, special deals and savings on items and services offered at each location.

"We will offer refreshments, door prizes and free items for people to find throughout our store," said Deb Cook, who co-owns Genesis Flowers and Gifts with her husband, Doug. "We will also offer sales on our Willowtree and Yankee Candle collections and have a lot of Christmas items available."

Other special items available at the location include mesh wreaths, Christmas trees and a wide assortment of Christmas ornaments.

Genesis Flowers and Gifts, located on East Main Street, will get underway with their open house beginning at 9 a.m. The store's special activities will continue until 5 p.m. for shoppers in the area.

Unique Creations will also participate with an Open House. The store has a wide selection of items from furniture to collectibles to antiques for many different styles.

"Our items are just like our name, unique," said Rodger Seacrist of Unique Creations. "I can't really put my finger on one type of thing that is our best seller. We sell a lot of everything. We get new items in about every day. We are constantly adding to our inventory."

Unique Creations will open for business at 9 a.m. Saturday with coffee, cookies and cake served all day until 5 p.m. The store will also offer 10% off everything in the store for their Open House event.

In addition to unique items in the store, Unique Creations is also selling peanut brittle for the local Church of God.

Another location that always joins in on the festivities for the Open House is the Norris City Museum. The facility will open at 10 a.m. and will offer refreshments to guests. The museum will close at 2 p.m.

A new business to the Norris City landscape will also be included in the Open House. Area shoppers will have the opportunity to see Creations Anew by Joyce Massage Therapy and Day Spa and take advantage of special deals. Owner Joyce Kemper says in addition to refreshments and door prizes, her store will provide special sales on all of the massage services available at the facility.

"We will offer a special sale on all of our massage services," said Kemper. "Guests may buy three massages and get one free. This includes all of our massages, from therapeutic to Swedish. We also offer different times, from one hour massages to two hour massages and they will be included in the special sale."

Prices for massages are $50 per hour, $75 for one and one-half hours and $100 for two-hour massages.

In addition to massages, Creations Anew by Joyce Massage Therapy and Day Spa offers facials, salts and sugar scrubs and wraps. Kemper says their most popular service is the therapeutic massage. Guests that stop by her store Saturday can register to win several gift certificates from the business.

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